The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-16

81 "a uAucfNgs AuO aAho tIussSS VI NAe
township. Am farming and run
ming q store. First became &C
quainted with Head about six years
ago. In the fall Of 1885, ! being also
school director, went 20 Charles
Martins house on business con-
neeted with the school, and when /
got there found Head had already
been there and procured some affi-
davits Of Mrs. Ward and others,
charging me with fraud In obtaining
q pension for her. / then went to
her and ssked her II she thought /
had wronged her. She said, mo, but
Head says so.' After talking over
the matter, the store bill and the $40
mistake in counting. Il was settled,
and Mrs. Ward was fully satisfied
with everything ] had done. She
then made second afidsvit, re-
tracting all charges Of fraud and say
ing hse was not aPpFised Of the. con-
tentsof the Head affidsvit. Congress
man Anderson was fully advised Of
everything, and said there was moth
ing in the charge. The government
pension examiner, too, had investi-
gated everything, and said, If every
mans record is as good as yours
there wouldn't be much trouble
The day John A. Anderson spoke
here 10 Salina was walking about
and came up to 0ber's corner, where
there was a large crowd standing,
and Head and Lockwood were dis
cussing politics, and also this pen
sion business. As came up Head
called me of q D., and said
he would send me to the penlten-
tiary. He also accused me Of pay
ing SIS to Anderson to shield me
from the Penitentiary. / called
him q liar, and said we would 90
over to Anderson right away, who
was at the hotel, and have it settled.
The next time 1 saw Head was the
day after the election. had brought
In the election returns, and saw him
on the street after ] had put up my
horses. We met and shook hands
over the election Of Anderson. ]
was at various place during the day,
drinking beer, ETC., and got ready TO
90 home at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. started for the stable to get
my team when ! met old man Weis,
who said they we're going to stay for
the bonfire and the speaking, and
wanted TO know II ! wasn't going to
stay too. l agreed and turned
back and we went and had
some more beer. I and Ed Gallery
had a keg hid in a cellar, which we
were 10 use after the speaking and
celebration was over. was in the
crowd, but lost sight Of Ed, and in
quired for him around the crowd. ]
failed 70 find him, and meeting old
man Weis I suggested we had better
go home. then found Mike, who
had asked to ride with me, and
we got ready to start home. ]
got some arsenic at Seltz' drug store
for skunks under a building, and we
left town after 3 o'clock at night.
After driving some time / wanted
several times to 60 back to town and
find Ed Gallery and that keg Of beer,
but Mike insisted on going hone,
and we drove on. After we crossed
the Mulberry bridge we saw 9 buggy
ahead Of US that we thought was old
man Weis'. We finally caught up
and drove on by, when Head, whom
II proved to be, said, ia that you,
ChilsonP Head then kept up with
us until we got to Banks hill, when
Head hOllered to me, ssklng II had
any whisky. ! aFst said no, but
finally, yes, and l got out and offered
him 4 drink. He insisted on my
drinking first, which / did, saying,
DO you think I'D poison your He
asked who was with me, and ! said
Mike, and he wanted him 10 drink.
Head then took . drink himself, and
said, get In here and ride with me-
Weis objected to driving my team
and hesitstSd. Head said, "you amt
afraid 70 ride with me, srs you," and
! said, "nO, IsiR't sfFAid 10 ride With |
anybody" ] got IN, aittlng on the |
left side Of him. Head then struck |
his horse with the whip and drove
or swiftly, almost tipping over ct
times. / cautioned him about the
breaking Of the buggy, but he said,
"It's paid for" he asked me for
more whisky, which We drank sew
eFal times, and threw the bottle
away. We soon commenced talking
politics, and the conversation soOS
became loud and unpleasant. He
twitted me about getting beat for
trustee and that, by q democrat.
said, YoH couldn't get two votes for
trustee IN your township" then
said, "Let me out" but lnstsad of
stopping be struck the horse and
drove faster than ever. I caught
bold Of the Feins, when be said, &c
d you, you took the lines once,
but you can't do Il again" He then
caught and twisted my wrist with
hls left hand, greatly iniuring It,
and turned over aEd upon ne, stVihs
Ing me With bis right hand Get,
IN the face, end on toe neok. he
thus kept up pounding ne, and
] caught his overcast and tried
10 throw him OF and out Of the
buggy. This however was IN vain,
and thinking he would kill or greatly
Injure me, drew my revolver and
shot. We both fell 10 the ground.
did not know whether / had hit
him or not. We both staggered up,
md / ran OFT short distance, being
lfraid he would shoot me. I fired the
hot sRti rely in my own defense. /
lad often tried 10 make up with him
'ut be wouldn't have Il.
Weis soon came up and I told him
had aR sEful big aght and my arm
iuFt snt ! wanted b 80 back 10
own, but he insisted on our going
lome nFst and We Wsat ho1e, Nike
irving After being homo about IN
eur We started hack q t8Wn- We
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